Man Claimed to Find President for Soldiers to Capture Boston Fugitives
A man calling himself John Coughlin or St Patrick was detained after trying to reach the President with a demand for 1,000 soldiers to hunt Boston fugitives. An empty revolver and notes were found. he was taken to Mineola for confinement as Secret Service investigated the Roosevelt shooting.
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Autosil
Justice of the Peace
Franklyn
St. Patrick
Coughlin
Ine
Justice Franklyn
Washington
Boston
Secret Service
Charlies Townsend
Mineola
Coughlin's Wild Talk In Jail Sparks Roosevelt Visit Claims
John Coughlin, arrested by the President's Secret Service guard at Oyster Bay and jailed in Nassau County, declares he traveled from Walpole to seek justice for a Massachusetts lynching victim named Mother Eve. He asserts no harm toward President Roosevelt and says he plans to present evidence to the President. He claims to be a detective for the Unelected Congress of Massachusetts and describes a long trek to reach Oyster Bay.
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New York Times
Mineola
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John Coughlin
Secret Service
Oyster Bay Ana
Nassau Coquary
Coughlin
Walpole
Mass
Roosevelt
Forest Hills
Massachusetts
New York
Oyster Bay
Jack Brennan
Brennan
Congress
Washington
York
Penn
Elmira
N. Y
Saratoga
Saratoga Springs
Mornig
May Be Ex Police Inspector In Arrest Case
Boston police ponder the arrest at Sagamore Hill of a man named Coughlin. They suspect he may be William H. Coogan a retired inspector of police. Coogan had shown insanity signs in New York asylum and was once an efficient officer before his retirement following persecution charges against the chief inspector.
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New York Times
Boston
Boston Police
Coughlin
Sagamore Hill
Tor Charges Not Thought Worthy of Inquiry
A terse note states that certain charges were not considered worthy of inquiry. The brief appears in a legal or administrative context, with no further details available about parties, dates, or governing authority.
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Tor
Secret Service reports arrest at Sagamore Hill
Washington dispatch details the arrest of James Coughlin near Sagamore Hill after attempting to reach the President. Wheeler notes Coughlin may be a crank with a past asylum stay but a weapon suggests possible danger. Officers continue inquiries into his history.
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New York Times
Washington
L. C. Wheeler
Secret Service
Wilkie
James Coughlin
Sagamore Hill
Coughlin
Wheeler
Boston
Mr. Taft
Topeka
Kan
Cranks
Taft
Mr. Bryan
Fairbanks
Cranks Target President Roosevelt Across Years 1904 1908
A chronological list shows numerous incidents where individuals with mental illness or delusions attempted to approach or threaten President Theodore Roosevelt. From 1904 to 1908 arrests occurred in Philadelphia, Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, White House, and New Rochelle, with several cases involving forced entries, disruptive behavior, or threats to life.
Guarding the Candidates Amid Presidential Security Talks
Local police will guard Taft and Bryan during campaigns as officials discuss threats after a shot grazed the President near Oyster Bay. Republican and Democratic headquarters await updates while stressing reliance on municipal forces and favoring minimal personal protection for the candidates.
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Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Republican
TIMES
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Mason
Metropolitan Tower
Oyster Bay
Mr. Taft
Taft
Burton
Democratic
Bryan
Bryan Unguarded in Chicago
Chicago report notes William J. Bryan arrived without police protection or central office guards. A labor parade review had him under only a worker committee escort to prevent intrusion near Forest Park during labor’s parade events.
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Chicago
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Central Office
Forest Par
Rivalet Park
Labor
Thaw Ordered to Pittsburg for Bankruptcy Hearing
William R. Blair, referee in bankruptcy, orders Harry K. Thaw to appear in Pittsburg on September 11 1908 for examination under bankruptcy acts. O'Mara named trustee with $100000 bail. U.S. Marshal to transport Thaw from Poughkeepsie, with legal questions surrounding his sanity and potential cross jurisdiction issues.
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District Court of the United States
Western District of
Pennsylvania
Henry Kendall Thaw
Pittsburg
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Thaw
Roger O'Mara
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N. Bane
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Cy Thaw
Attrneys
Blair
Thaw’s Bid to Attend Pittsburg Hearings in Question
In Poughkeepsie Harry K. Thaw weighed whether to travel to Pittsburg for bankruptcy creditor examinations. Counsel Morschauser said Thaw may not be moved before habeas corpus actions before Justice Mills in White Plains on Sept. 21, and authorities in Albany doubt he will be allowed to leave New York.
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Pittsburg
Sept. G
William R. Blair
Harry K. Thaw
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New York
Dutchess County
Jardin
Thaw
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Justice Mills
Supreme Court
White Plains
Morschauser
Albany
Office of State Commission
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Mills
Commission
Chanler
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Matteawan Asylum
Isaac N. Mills
Fane
Jerome
Former Chef Starving Seeks Aid at Police Station
A 50 year old homeless man entered the West Thirtieth Street Police Station claiming to be Eugene Bouigot and said he had not eaten in two days. He was sent to the Municipal Lodging House on First Avenue and recalled his past role at Café Martin. Café Martin officials said no chef named Eugene Bourget has worked there for years.
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West Thirtieth Street
Lieut
Ray
First Avenue
Café Martin
Eugene Bourget
Playground Congress Opens With Elite Attendance
The second annual congress of the Playground Association of America opens at 11 a.m. at the American Museum of Natural History. Gov. Hughes and Mayor McClellan head a list of speakers as delegates from major cities arrive to discuss playgrounds for children. The event runs through Saturday with diverse programs, tours, and a grand Folk and National Dances festival at Van Cortlandt Park.
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Playground Association of America
American Museum of Nature History
Gov. Hughes
McClellan
Woods Hutchinson
J. Hampden Robb
W. H. Maxwell
New York Public Schools
Luther H. Gulick
Congress
John D. Archbold
David H. Greer
Norman Hapgood
Col
George Harvey
Seth Low
Levi P. Morton
P. F. McGowan
W. Evert Macy
H. A. Metz
Helen Miller Gould
Henry Parsons
Russell Sage
Jacob H. Schiff
Joseph Silverman
Spencer
Emanuel Haug
Luella A. Palmer
George E. Johnson
Charles A. McCall
Charles Mulford Robinson
Amalie Hofer
Beulah Kennard
Howard Bradstreet
Lafayette Talbot
C. B. J. Snyder
William J. McKiernan
Jaxis Robb
Bel
William H. Maxwell
Prof
C. Hetherington
Joseph ‘Lee
Museum
de Witt
Clinton Park
Children’s Farm
Eleventh Avenue
Fifty-second Street
Recreation Pier
Public Bath
East Twenty-fourth Street
Tompkins Square
Hamilton Fish Park
Seward Park
Brooklyn
Williamsburg Bridge
McLlaughlin Park
York Street
Newark
Manhattan Park
New York
van Cortlandt Park
Fire In Sweatshop Building Traps Four Workers
A blaze in a sweatshop complex at 544 546 348 blocks raged from the third floor to the roof, inciting an incendiary origin theory by Chief Croker. Rescue teams evacuated workers, many paralyzed by fear, with assistance from Deputy Chief Guerin and crews using ladders and roofs to reach and save occupants.
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Croker
Guerin
Cherry Street
Beth Israel Hospital
Jefferson and
Cherry Streets
Frank
Gouverneur Hospital
Water Street
West Wing
Eighteen Trapped Saved by Police From Roosevelt Street Fire
Eighteen occupants including women and children were rescued from a five story tenement at 73 Roosevelt Street when a fire trapped them on the fire escape. Four Oak Street patrolmen formed a human chain to pass victims down to the ground as flames gutted the basement. Firefighter Milton Adams was overcome while entering the blaze but survived with aid.
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Roosevelt Street
Oak Street
Milton Adams
Hudson Street Hospital
Harry Rohrs
William Cordyn
Harry Jones
Fred Finger
Sergi. O'Connor
Lena Pontonil
Ergt. O'Connor
Jones
Finger
O'Connor
Condon
Hook and Ladder Companies 1
Galvin
Faccibenes
Joseph
Tony
Petal Ada Lucie Vitelleri
Lieut. Ferguson
Kenahan
Kelvin
Aged Man Dies in Fourth Floor Fire at Fulton Street
John Tuck, 72, a retired shoe maker, burned to death in a fire likely caused by an overturned alcohol stove on the fourth floor of 740 Fulton Street. Neighbor Mrs. Marie Clapert awoke to his cries as flames engulfed his clothing and melted the metal ceiling. Contractor William Ahearn rushed to help but fled as heat dropped onto him. Tuck’s charred body was found in the front room.
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Camille Weidenfeld
Wall Street
Edward Fisher
Roosevelt
Weidenfeld
Emien Roosevelt
Wilkie
Fulton ‘Street
John Tuck
Marie Clapert
Tuck
William F. Ahearn
Adelphi Street
Ahearn
Fire traps tenant on roof during Jane Street blaze
A fire at 37 Jane Street damaged a furnished room house worth about 3000 dollars. Tenant William McNulty suffered non life threatening burns to feet legs and arms after climbing to the roof and being rescued by Fireman Matties from Truck 6. Several residents escaped via rear or ground level exits as flames spread on the second and third floors. Mrs Mary Fuller houses twelve rooms and cooperated with fire officials during the incident.
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Jane Street
William McNulty
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Mary Fuller
McNulty
Fire in Sanitar ium at Dr McCullough’s on West Forty fourth
Fire discovered shortly after 1 am in the private sanitarium of Dr Elida McCullough at 116 West Forty fourth Street. Firemen doubled efforts as occupants were found on all floors above the first. Fire started in a closet under the stairway to the second floor and was confined to that area. the blaze was extinguished in fifteen minutes with trifling damage.
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Elida McCullough
West Forty-fourth Street
Lankford
Urge Harmony in Iowa Over Legislature Deadlock
Des Moines, Sept 7. Republicans seek peace as Iowa legislators prepare to reconvene. Standout and progressive factions clash over delaying or electing a US senator to replace the late William B. Allison. Leaders Hert, Smith, and Hepburn weigh in on advice likely to favor unity for the party ticket.
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Des.moines
Iowa
United States
William B. Allison
Cummins
Ernest E. Hert
Council ‘Bluffs
Walter Smith
W. P. Hepburn
Youth Found Sleeping in Bathtub at Astor House Hotel
Night Watchman William Dawley forced entry on Barclay Street side of the Astor House fourth floor after failed knocks. He pulled a youth from the tub and, claiming to be Walter Thompson, 19, a Philadelphia chauffeur, was held by Patrolman Cronin and later sent to Police Headquarters amid reports of recent hotel robberies and jewelry thefts.
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Astor House
William Dawley
Barclay Street
Dawley
Cronin
Church Street
Walter Thompson
North Broad Street
Philadelphia
Admiral Merrell Retires From Naval War College
Newport Rhode Island September 7 Rear Admiral John P Merrell U S Navy Deputy Chief of Naval Operations and President of the Naval War College and Commandant of the Second District reaches age 62 and retires after forty five years of service He presided over a historic gathering of officers last month and will stay until a successor is appointed It is said Rear Admiral Thomas C McLean may become the next college president
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
John P. Merrell
U. S
Naval War Colleg
Ise
Merrell
Merre
Thomas C. McLean
Board of Inspection and Survey
College
Negro to Support Chafin in Prohibition Campaign
Wesley L. Edwards, a rescued Black man from Springfield Illinois, will back Eugene W. Chafin the Prohibition presidential candidate. He resigned as Secretary of State and will campaign across Chicago and later the Northern States with Chafin, delivering speeches and stumping tours.
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Chicago
Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition
Springfield
Wesley L. Edwards
Chafin
Keeper at National Zoo to Lose Finger to Rattlesnake Bite
Rodney Rose, keeper at the National Zoo Park, will have the middle finger of his left hand amputated after gangrene set in from a diamond rattlesnake bite. The operation is planned for tomorrow and doctors expect he can leave the hospital early next week.
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New York Times
Washington
Rodney Rose
National Zoo Park
Rose
Miners Return to Work in Alabama Coal District
Birmingham reports a large restart in the Alabama coal mines as operations resume nationwide. An estimated 10,000 men will have returned to work this week after two months of idleness.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
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